Is Margit a boy or girl name?

Margit is a girl’s name. Of the 672 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Margit

Recorded 1908–1993 · United States

Margit was most popular in 1959, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,112 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 672 people named Margit.

Margit over time

Births per year. The dot marks Margit’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Margit a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Margit is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 672 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org